FC Utrecht (0) v Celtic (2):NEIL LENNON has urged his Celtic players to do to Utrecht in the Europa League what Braga did to them in the Champions League.
Braga boasted a commanding 3-0 lead from the home leg before claiming the first goal in the return in Glasgow to effectively kill off the tie even though Celtic went on to win that match 2-1 in front of their own fans.
Lennon’s men now find themselves in the driving seat with a 2-0 advantage from Parkhead as they battle Utrecht for a place in the Europa League group stages tonight and the manager wants his team to emulate their conquerors.
Lennon said: “If you want to use comparisons with the Braga game, when they scored at Celtic Park, the tie was more or less effectively over.
“We feel that could be the same tomorrow night. We’ve had three clean-sheets in a row so we want to take a lot from that as well.”
Lennon is boosted by the return of Cha Du-Ri and Glenn Loovens after both missed out on the 4-0 win over St Mirren on Sunday.
Jos Hooiveld is also available for the meeting with the Dutch side, after sitting out the first leg through suspension.
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